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1) The dark
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.
Author
Publisher
Transit Children's Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"There's a monster living in the attic. Not a loud monster but a quiet one. It's probably making a kid trap. Each night, it grows in the dark. Everyone knows monsters feed on darkness. This is Monster-Scared. With humor and charm, award-winning author Betina Birkjær and illustrator Zarah Juul show us how the things we can't see grow bigger and scarier, how the slightest sound or shadow can send shivers down our back, and how monsters are--perhaps--mostly...
7) Lights out
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Told by his parents that his light must be out at eight o'clock, a young piglet who is afraid of the dark devises an ingenious solution to the problem.
Author
Series
Heidi Heckelbeck volume 15
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Going to her first sleepover, Heidi tries to hide her fear of the dark, with a little help from her Book of Spells.
10) Bedtime for Yeti
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Yeti loves playing with his stuffed toy, but when it goes missing he has to find the courage to brave bedtime alone"--
12) Dragon night
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Georgie is afraid of the dark, but after an adventure with a dragon that is afraid of the knight in the book where he normally dwells, both are ready to sleep.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An accidental encounter throws Mole and Wolf together. One is afraid of the light, the other is afraid of the dark. Together they learn that friends are all they need to conquer their fears"--
Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 2
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mr. Fish feels nervous venturing deep in the sea to look for Ms. Clam's lost pearl until Miss Shimmer helps him conquer his fear of the dark.
Author
Series
Sam Wu is not afraid volume 3
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"I'm Sam Wu and there is not even the slightest possibility that I might be afraid of the dark. At all. EVER. But when I went camping in the woods with my best friend Bernard (at nighttime and everything!) I figured it would only be sensible to: 1) Light a campfire to deter Great Big Grizzly Bears/Attacking Aliens/Zombie Werewolves 2) Stay awake ALL night to make sure it works. Nooooo problem. Really!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emi is not afraid of the dark and whatever monsters patrol the halls of her home--in fact she has a plan and the equipment to catch them (if only she can stay awake).
Author
Series
Friendship garden volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Invited to join her friends for an end-of-summer overnight sleepover in a tent, Anna, who is frightened by the dark, decides to skip the party, prompting her friends to convince her that it is sometimes fun to be scared.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The dark spends its day hiding from the light and only comes out after the sun is down and all the house lights are off, so perhaps, instead of being afraid, you should say "Hi"--but do not turn on the lights or it WILL disappear in an instant.
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